SB 597 — relative to utility rate increases to inflation-adjusted thresholds and performance incentive metrics for utilities.
NH 2026 session
Sponsors (10)
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D, NH-21) — sponsor
- Janet G Wall (D, NH-11) — cosponsor
- Kat McGhee (D, NH-35) — cosponsor
- Cindy Rosenwald (D, NH-13) — cosponsor
- Suzanne M. Prentiss (D, NH-5) — cosponsor
- Donovan Fenton (D, NH-10) — cosponsor
- Debra Altschiller (D, NH-24) — cosponsor
- Thomas H Cormen (D, NH-15) — cosponsor
- David H. Watters (D, NH-4) — cosponsor
- Pat Long (D, NH-20) — cosponsor
Action timeline (5)
- · senate — Introduced 01/07/2026 and Referred to Energy and Natural Resources; SJ 1
- · senate — ==RECESSED== Hearing: 01/27/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 2
- · senate — ==RECONVENE== Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room 103, SH, 09:00 am; SC 4
- · senate — Committee Report: Referred to Interim Study, 03/12/2026, Vote 3-2; SC 9
- · senate — Refer to Interim Study, MA, VV; 03/12/2026; SJ 6
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Who matters on this bill
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (D, state_upper NH-21) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Cindy Rosenwald (D, state_upper NH-13) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | David H. Watters (D, state_upper NH-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Debra Altschiller (D, state_upper NH-24) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Donovan Fenton (D, state_upper NH-10) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Janet G Wall (D, state_lower NH-11) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Kat McGhee (D, state_lower NH-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Pat Long (D, state_upper NH-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Suzanne M. Prentiss (D, state_upper NH-5) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Thomas H Cormen (D, state_lower NH-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Stance (positions taken)
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no